Israeli tourists flock to Golan Heights to watch Syrians in battle Israeli tourists are flocking to vantage points in the Golan Heights to take a glimpse of ongoing battle in Syrian, the Times of Israel reported on Tuesday. The report got a lot of attention following the visit of Israeli Defense Min[...]

Last year I visited this same place. I was in Ann Arbor to celebrate a bat mitzvah but spent as much free time as coud “seeing Detroit.” In the past, the death of an American city have beem translated into iconic works by Capa, Smith, Frank, or their modern equivalents working for [...]

Darryl Holman at HorsesAss offers an ongoing analysis of the presidential polls. This graphic summarizes where things stand now. Obama is well in the lead in the electoral college because there are NO large sates that are deep red. Even at the reddish/blueish line, the Republicans only lead in T[...]